CVE-2025-6963
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in Campcodes Employee Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in /myprofile.php. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. All users running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes Employee Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential system takeover via SQL injection leading to remote code execution.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive employee data, credential theft, and potential data manipulation or deletion.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only error messages or limited data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit available on GitHub, remote exploitation possible without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing workarounds or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the ID parameter in /myprofile.php
Modify /myprofile.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $id);
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting /myprofile.php
Add WAF rule: SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /myprofile.php" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403,msg:'SQLi attempt detected'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system from internet access and restrict to internal network only
- Implement strict network segmentation and monitor all traffic to/from the vulnerable system
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test /myprofile.php with SQL injection payloads in ID parameter: /myprofile.php?id=1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check system documentation or about page for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that parameterized queries are implemented and SQL injection attempts return errors or are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in application logs
- Multiple failed login attempts or parameter manipulation in access logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual database queries from web server
- SQL syntax in HTTP GET/POST parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/myprofile.php" AND (query="*' OR*" OR query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*"))